published: USA Today

Getting a call for a freelance assignment from my former employer is always a treat, and tho assignments for USA Today in Maine are rare, it's a pleasure to stay connected to my photojournalism roots whenever possible. This time I photographed a sweet family from Portland who is participating in a family fitness challenge, charting their physical activity and eating habits as a group. On the morning I met up with them, The Jirikowic's had scavenger hunts planned at their grocery store for healthy foods and in a favorite park as they scoured the woods for items and animals on their list. The piece ran in the paper this week, and the website featured some of the video they captured on a Flip camera as I snapped away.